Hat-retaining device



July 20 1926.

E. F. AXEL-SEN HAT RETAINING DEVICE .nedv oct'. 27; 1923 mim /rfr l inventan ATTORNEY WITNESS:

latented July 20, i925?. i

vnarran srares ERNEST F. AXELSEN, 0F LARMORE, NORTH DAKOTA.

HAT-RETANING DEVICE.

Application led Getober 27, 1923. Serial No. 671,227.

'ihe object of this invention is to provide a device adapted to hold a hat the head ot the wearer, and intended especially tor retainingl a straw hat during a strong Wind, but also adapted to ret-ain felt, cloth and other forms or hats.

A further object is to provide a retaining` device which shall include av plurality or" resilient members connected by suitable intermediate elements, constitutingl together an expansible ring.

A still further object is to form such a device in one piece, and to employ coiled springs as the expansible members.

In the drawings, Figure l shows the lower side ot the brim of a. hat, with the retaining device inserted bet-Ween the siveatband and the adjacent portion ot the crown; Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section through a hat with the retaining device also in transverse section; Fio'ure 8 is a detail of the conmeeting means.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel form and arrangement or elements hereinafter described and claimed, it being, understood that modifications may be made within the scope of the claim Without departing from the spirit'of the invention.

While the number oi parts employed in the construction of the retaining' device is not important, in all forms, lhave illustratecl a one-piece holder which includes coiled springs 'l0 andy i2 ot bra-ss Wire or the like, any suitable number ot' springs being provided, and the diameter of the coils. being such that the device occupies but little space and the Weight is triiling.

The coils are connected by lengths et plain wire2, designated 13, which in this are integral With the springs. Another connectingelement lli has a hook l5 on the free end thereof, this hook being adapted to engage another hoolt 16 on the end 0i" one of the springs. rEhe complete device is approximately ot ring torni, but actually of the shape ot the crown and hat band, or assumes that shape in use. llhile it may be made at ver).7 loiv costand be highly eHective for thel purpose intended, a better and slightly more expensive orade or grades may also be 1nanutactured, as may be determined by the class ot trade to be supplied.

traiv hats and other stiff hats yield but slightly under moderate conditions, being made ol*I standard proportions but of difterent sizes. lt is dii'iicult or impossible for an individual having a relativelyT long` head to get a satisfactory init, and in order to maire a hat stay in place, pressure over the forehead is produced and is decidedly uncomfortable. A device otl the present type changes the proportions in the manner required to overcome this diliiculty, and also tends to contract, and increase trictional contact, Without unpleasant etl'ects. It is obvious that the relative length of the springs and single connecting' Wires may be varied in manufacture, several varieties being provided.

`What l claim is: A hat retaining device, comprising' a. plu` rality ot elements automatically adjustable with reference to effective length, and spaced from each other circumferentially, and intermediate connecting members positioned between the adjustable elements and having less cross section than those elements.

in testimony whereof l atiix my signature.

ERNEST F. AXELSEN. 

